Kalkan - Kas photos

These are coastal towns on the Mediterranean.
Kas was known as Habesos or Habesa in Lycian times.

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From KalkanParadise Hotel room

Deck of that $19 room

From the hotel room's deck

A local on motorcycle pulling cart tries to lead us to Bezirgan.

He later offered us tea upon arrival at his cove area home.

People of Turkey are incredibly gracious and welcoming, on the whole.

Still going toward Kas looking for Bezirgan (behind us, however)

Beautiful stones along the coast

They seem to be set up as a semi-barrier to driving into the sea. ?

The water was gorgeous that day.

Those stones and fortification? across the way.

Mountain at Kaputas Gorge

Getting directions to Bezirgan village from helpful Kalkan folks.

Sheep on the road (we even saw turtles crossing).

The caretakers of the sheep

Returning from Kas to Kalkan. The usual lost horizon of that area.

I get carried away. But it was beautiful.

This one is actually better.

Back at Kalkan, in marina area

Lower level of the market where shops stay open until 1am.

A great dinner at Ottoman-style restaurant, on the rooftop

Up in restaurant, in the bustling market area, with good music from a lute player/singer.
Loved the table, candle, and the food.

After Kekova boatride, back at Kalkan's lively market/shop area

This maker's hand-painted pottery is exhibited in The British Museum. The large bowl was $50, but I had to watch my budget.

Back in the small $19 Kalkanparadise hotel room w/gorgeous view

What a bargain.)

From the deck

KalkanParadise Hotel's rooftop

A common "Pension" feature is a rooftop breakfast/dining area.
Friendly, helpful crew members Abdullah and Amit? are behind the table.

KalkanParadise Hotel - swimming pools and breakfast with a view

This rooftop adds one for very-young'uns at one end.
There was also a large pool downstairs, outside.
$19/night for a 2-bed double room. Quite amazing.
Room rates varied considerably along the trip.

KalkanParadise Hotel's mischievous, helpful guys.

Abdullah also works at Ephesus in the winter and at an upscale Ottoman-style dining place in Kalkan.

Pretending to shove Abdullah into the pool

Guys in Turkey are refreshingly affectionate and playful with one another.

Outside area of rooftop

Road roamers

A view of Bezirgan Village, where time has stopped.

Residents are away after summer ends, heading for Turkey's coast,
and younger folk have left for the cities' easier lifestyle.
In earlier days Kalkan folks fled here to escape summer mosquitos carrying diseases.

Via the now familiar Kas coastal route, on the way to Antalya this time

To Guest, who mentioned, in private, a photo of "the Bowes" -- could you explain what that
is? I'll keep the question here for a couple of days but you may have written to the wrong
page. Let me know. This.

abbey

26-Mar-2009 07:18

ive been to kalkan its amazing !! mmore pretty then the pics show in summer ect . perfect for familu

Janet and John, thanks! (Sorry I missed this earlier.)
Mickey,
That $19 for that room was 4 years ago, but relatively speaking Turkey is still more economical than traditional Europe. That coastline is gorgeous and we noticed a lot of Europeans were buying retirement property there with great views.

micky

11-Dec-2008 08:33

Your photos brought back many pleasant memories of a trip we did last October. The coastline is really stunning....the only thing we missed is the $19 double room:-)